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TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.
Two Hundred Cases Of Giant Powder Dlo,x
v Train to Pieceu.

Two Hundred Cases Of Giant Powder Dlo,x
Train to Pieces,
Fort scorr, KAN, Jan. 2G.-About 200
cases OF giant powder exploded while in
transit over the Missouri Pacific road a
half mile west Of this city at o'clock this
morning. 1t WAS being transported in a
magazine car. The train consisted Of
twenty.three freight cars and fifteen Of
them we're completely demolished and the
magazine car was blown to atoms. The
engine was badly broken up but not blown
OF the track. Scott Hooker, a brakeman.
Who leaves wife and child at Sedslia.
was instantly killed. ~
A great hole was blown in the roadbed
and tho rails and ties ground to powder
for several rods distant. Tho engineer, j.
4. Dillon, and fireman, s. shuiord, al.
though badly frightened and stunned
were not seriously hurt. Conductor Eli.
Oft and the rear brakeman, who were in
the csbooso, were uninjured. The shock
from the explosion was simply terrific.
Ten thousand dollaro' worth Of fine plate
glass and window glass was broken in
buildings throughout the central and
western part Of the city. Many thought
II an earthquake. and left their beds and
ran from their houses panic stricken.
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American Base Ball Association,

LoulsvILLE, KY, Jan. 26.-The schedule
committee Of the American Base Ball Aa.
sociation composed Of Won Der Abe,
Byrne and Caylor is in session here. The
meeting iB a secret one, and not even tho
members Of the local club arc admitted.
The members Of the committee expect to
complete th ir work tonight but the
schedule agreed upon will not be made
public until 1t has been ratified at the
meeting. Of the Association in Cleveland
on March !. 1t had been determined,
however, that each club will play l40
games, one.half Of these upon the home
grounds. The Sunday and holiday games
will be distributed go as to give an even
show to all Of the clubs. The season will
open April 10, and close September 10.
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Ice Gorge Mt Lock Haven,

Lock HAVEN, Pa Jan. 26.-The i'm.
mense ice jam at Ferney has interrupted
travel on tho Philadelphia 4 Erie Rail.
road and no trains have gone west OF this
city elnce lato yesterday. The railroad
track for distance Of nearly q mile is
covered with hugo cakes of ice and timber
to depth OF from eight to twelve feet.
The trouble WAS increased during the
night by the ice from the head OF the
river arriving at thu roar OF the gorge.
There is but little prospect OF the gorge
breaking on the present 1ood, aud Tie
railroad cannot be cleared until the water
subsides.' Trouble is feared here in case
tho jam breaks, and much anxiety exists
among tho people living along the sus.
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TIE Central Prohibition Club, Frank T.
Cartwright Secretary. sends out. It's "Peo-
pe'a Ticket" accompanied by circular.
The circular ssts forth that houses OF
prostitution and gambling places "are do.
Ing thriving business, with but little
Interference from tho officers Of the law"
Mayor Grubb made a decided interior.
ence, and he called on Chief OF Police
Porter Smith to interfere with his police
to'cs. Porter Smith not only refused to
interfere, but he turned on the Mayor and
triel to blscken his character.
Nor can it 60 soon have been forgotten
that the Democratic Council which re.
fused to investigate tho Mayors sworn
charges against Porter Smith; in almost
the aams breath ordered an investigation
Of Porter Smiths perjurod charges against
tha Mayor. Everybody remembers the
Desperate efforts oithe Porter Smith gang
to ruin the Mayor aud the ignominious
tailure Of those efforts ,.o2"s.t' H'.''s',
Nobody remembers that the Mayor in
his courageous war on vice had any sup
port whatever from the men who, are
pressing the Prohibition Club ticket. Not
one Of the Prohibition Clubs candidates
can be elected. Everybody realizes that.
sis equally plain that those candidates
will get no help from the friends Of ses.
bright and Porter Smith, who, II elected,
Will work'in entire harmony and will not
seriously Interfere with gambling bells,
houses Of prostitution or saloons that
break the law. - .'''"t .,=
The circular further recites that tout Of
thirty.seven saloons inspected by a.private
citizen some time Bincs on G. Sunday
night between the hours Of 8 and II P. NJ,
thlrty.ons were known to b. selling in
alfectviolation Of law, and at one, through
an open back door, were counted stand
ing before the bar, fifteen persons moat Of
whom were under 2lyears Of age, Why
did no!this private citizen report what he
iouua2 There was his opportunity to do
something practical. -F 111.ls:E
Friends Of law and order must contiue
toregrea. the uuwillingness Of tho prohi.
oition Club element To- do or try to do any.
thing except put forward Third Party
'lcket as cure!all,& !. The other thing they
10 's to sheer at all God.iearing men and
temperance men who do not prefer Third
Party movement: sG' s46sz'Si5la=Plti7
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1t will 30 Signed,

WAsulNoToN, D. O., Jan. 26..-The Presi.
dent received the Interstate Commerce
bill last evening and has referred tito the
Attorney General for examination It is
not likely that the President will act
upon the bill much before the expiration
Of the ten days period A number OF ap-
plications have already been received for
appointments on the Commission pro.
vided for in the bill; but the President has
not given that particular subject serious
4 Representive Crisp; who has conferred
with the President on the subject, e1.
presses the opinion that the Interstate
Commerce bill will be promptly signed
and the commission appointed. a h07f }
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NH. CHpAcHs letter : to State, Senator
Scott on the Senatorial situation shows
the close thinker and far-seeing politi.
cisn, 30 whatever comes from that eource
is likely to do, There are, however, come
things in the letter with which the INTEL.
LlaEScEn does not agree, though tits not
necessary to particularize them.1 1t may
ba in place to say that Mr.. Hart left
Charleston when he did because he had
business in Wheeling and none in Charles.
ton. We can understand how the circu.
lated report would crate upon the feelings
OF ssnsitive man, but there comes to
mind at this time Mr.. Ohurch's own ap-
proprlate life.motto: ;"Do we'll, and let
them say" So be it, EH'"-' ''' ''''.
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THE WAR CLOUD u
rnAr LOOMS ON our HORIZON.
cansda stirred kup Over the Passage of
the EdnundS RetaIiatary RESOLUTION.
How the Amir Is Viewed In the
Dominion blythe Onlclals.
pteias DispaleA 10 ths Inte!liQenetr.

SAeia! Dispalth to ths Lnse!ligeneer,
WASHINGTON, D. G., Jan. 9o.- There Ia
still much war talk in military and
political circles. Reports from Canada
indicate that news Of the passage Of Ed.
rnunds' retaliation bill was received with
conformation by Canadian authorities.
It was complete surprise for Canada.
That government had no Idea the United
States meant business and considerable
uneasinsas 10 experienced on account Of
the aggressive stand likely to be taken by
this country. Its, however, easy to see
thatnotwithstanding the ,wsrlike nature
Of the conversations Of the State and
Army officials there Is a strong feeling in
favor Of a settlement Of the present din
culties by diplomacy. -.
Doubt is expressed whether The presi-
dent will sign the Elmuuds bill II 1t Is
passed by the House. It Is stated author
itatively that Canada will be supported by
Great Britain In case OF trouble.
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SOUTHERN TAKES.
A Decision by the Court OF Clnina wifi, -, II

Decision by the Court OF Claims with Nh
Important Bearing Upon Them.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Jan. 26.-The Court
Of Claims on the presentation Of William
E. Earle, OF this city, representing the
State OF Louisiana under authority OF the
Governor, has decided question which
will take q good many thousand dollars
out Of the Treasury, and NAV possibly
lead to refunding of the direct taxes to
the Southern States which, by stress Of
arms, were compelled to pay that impost
during the war and who were tho only
members OF tho rebellious sisterhood who
did pay that tax. rJ A,,Fs
In the case in point suit wss brought
by the State Of Louisiana to recover ita
Bhare OF the proceeds OF the swsmp and
abandoned lands, and the quota Of i've
per cent on tho proceeds OF tbe salaa of
other lands by the General Government,
The defense Of the United States was:
!: That State has no right to sue the
United States. sl-
2. That the indebtedness Of the United
States to the State OF Louisiana for the Oh
ject named was Offset, and has been so en-.
tered on the books Of the Treasury, BY the
Indebtedness Of Louisiana 10 the. United
States for direct taxes levied during the
war Of the rebellion and remaining un-
paid. '7R'
On the latter point counsel for the State
Of Louisiana replied that thu direct tar
was q tax on the individual landowners.
and could not be Offset against claim
made by tho State. The court in vary
lar-reaching opinion, sustained the poei
ton ol the State on both points, and gsvo
8 judgmentin its favor for tho full amount
claimed. 80
Similar suits are pending from the States
Of Alabama and Mississippi.
The decision may possibly account for
the meeting OF the Senate Finance Com.
mittee to consider the question OF refund
ing the direct taxes to those States that
have paid them. tF ~
The whole Eubject is surrounded by en-
barrsssments. On the one hand the books
of the Treasury still carry the direct tax
uncollected as an available asset, whereas
the impossibility Of collecting it at this
late day is obvious. On the other hand.
it seems equally difficult to devise any
way Of getting the taxes already paid back
into the hands OF those who originally
paid them or their legal representatives,
In strict equity there are but two courses
open, either to collect the tax In full from
all those who were liable to pay it, or to
refund the tax paid 10 thoes who complied
with tho law and paid il, and each course
seems about equally difficult: q 'i'''iNe-
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4 FUN FOls THE MILLIONS,
Tho Now Jersey Democrats Furnish Great
Amusement..

Tho New Jcrsey Democrats Furnish Great
Amusement...
TRENTON, N. J.,Jan. 2S.-The Assembly
met this morning at II 80 o'clock, and at
noon motion to adjourn, with a view to
going into joint meeting prevailed. All
the Republicans, however, left the Cham
ber so as to opreventa q quorum On the Joint
session assembling. Assemblymlan Hud.
speth YVES chosen to preside. The roll
was called and 80 members, all Demo.
Gratis, were present. Il Senator Chattle
Dem. and Speaker Baird, together with
the, two Labor men, remained out with
the Republicans. 1t takes Al votes to con.
stitu.e majo1ity Of the Legislature Mr..
Beckwi.h, following up the United States
statutes, called for, the reading Of the re-
cord of yesterdays Senatorial vote in each
House. 4lI,s55
Senator Livingston, on the part OF the
Senators present, arose and stated that
owing to the failure Of the Senate to take
action there was no record To present
from that body. The record Of the House
was then called fol, and was read by Clerk
Atkinson. -.-,5,,s -, (. ..,,., f...,-,I.
MI. ,Noonan afterwards moved that, as
the House separately had not agreed upon
q United States Senator; another ballot be
now taken. Mr.. Throckmorton, whose
absence from the Democratic caucus yes-
terday had given uneasincse, took the floor
and stated, his belief that the time had
not.yet arrived for ballot. He believed
that the law was clear In requiring that a
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n NEIU UBLlCAN LEADE1t'S VIEW.
Mr.. Church Lets Go ut tho Standard OIL
Political Combination.
The following correspondence has an
interesting bearing On the situation at
Oharleston:
Ny Dear Nj. Hart: aIb~
PARkERsBuRo, W. Va, Jan. Is, 1857.
A letter before me states that it is cur
rently reported that you and myself left
Charleston because we realized how hope
less was the contest against Senator Gam.
den; that I made an accommodation Of
business differences with Senator Cam
den; In a word that I "sold out" and
hence that have since taken no interest
In the Senatorial fight. In brief have to
answer that when We left Charleston there
was no question as to the position Repub-
licans would occupy in the contest. In
fact their position was 30 pronounced
against voting for any Democrat that We
concluded that our Occupation was
gone" and that We had nothing to do but
to 20 home and await results
: There are no business differences be-
tween Mr.. Camden, his company and
myself, and the business interests repre-
sent; nor are there personal grievances to
complain Of. As tho following letter, ad.
dressed to Senator Scott, fully expresses
my views'on the general subject, l beg
that you give it a placs in your colu nns.
It is the only answer. i have to make to
the silly suggestions Of my correspondent.
am, yours very truly,
>@.~ M. @. C. CHURCH..
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Sr. Jous was not run because there was
any hopes Of electinR him. The idea was
10 dIeciplne the Republican party and
force 1t into terms, while the Democrats
took the administration Of the Govern.
ment. The peoples Ticket" to be offered
10 voters today Is ST.. John movement on
,smsll scale. 11h G'lS hAt ,fI5uISDE
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THERE would be no bothersome. Treas-
ury surplus II We we're for a while to tuin
our attention to the building Of a navy
sud, protecting our Ideienseless ,coaste.
H,T quickly we would make haste to try
TO supply these deficiencies II war were
actually upon usl In such matter
Wsat virsinia's interest is not less than
that Of Massachusetts, New Yofk, Penn
sylyaaia and South Carolina.
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81 -.4G--.4 atEt.IElrI 7lsIrtt irF'Ft4
Mrs. CleYelnnd ApplAuded. :.

4, ALE1ANDRlA,ssVA., Jan. Z 26-At the
annual meeting Of the Womsn's Christian
Temperance Union Of this State in session
here to-day the following resolution was
adopted: "That our heartfelt thanks are
hereby rendered to Mrs. Francis Cleve-
land for the position che has taken, in the
chief social circle OF the nation as total
total abstainer from Of all intoxicating
drinka and we pray Gods blessing on her
young lille and on her home, believing
that history will applaud her action as
all sincere minds !, IN must ate even now applaud
hef monYee.,-Ll "a na.lL 80. !! ~ nv J.
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A PAnKERspuRa man, writing to the
Journal Ct that city, says that the old
maids Of PArkersburg will disappear with
the willows, and he will undertake to
show that there is willow for every old
maid. Are these willows Of the weeping
v.rie!y?i l! msy be remarked gaily in
passing that; willows don't flourish 3 in
Wheeling. And speaking Of spinstera,
the foreign demand for our girls Is 60
great that Wheeling man has to get up
before breakfast and stay up all night or
he loses hiH chance. n
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Matthews Rejected,

q WASHINGTON, D.. c.. Jan. 2G.-1n the
secret session Of the Senate to-day the
nomination OF ]. G. Matthews, OF Albany,
N. y, the colored Recorder of Deeds of
this District, was reached and discussed for
an hour, q majority Of the Senators present
giving their REASONS for the vote they
we're about TO cast. The nomination was
rejected. The vote Is understood to have
been u to 81. OF the minority three are
Republicans, and proportional number
OF majority are said to be Democrats.
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plutocrab, has displayed little statesman.
chip, and its decsdencs in the general ea.
TEEN will be furthered by ita 'retaliatory'

I -. nH b O. nf .
plutocrats, has displayed little statesman.
chip, and its decsdence In the general ea.
TEEN will be furthered by ita 'retaliatory
ashe,ies BILL When no regular evidence
was before them, and with mona. In re-.
buttal OF the statements Of the angry ilsh.
erman; the Senators Of the United States
have brought Canada up for tyia!, pro.
nounced her guilty, and put q weapon for
her .punishmeut into the Presidents g
handa. Tho use 'of that weapon will In.
lure American trade at least 90 much as
Canadian. II does not lessen the con.
tempt, due, 10, the, Senatorial legislators.
Their game, In iB diplomatic aspect, 10
tho old one of alarming Great Britain into
bulldozlng Canada. .a' ',E'
The Mail says. ''A retaliatoryr measure
has been passed by the United States, and
as result poor Canada is 10 suffer ali the
frowna OF the Republic II she persists in
enforcing her treaty rights. The Canadian
authorities simply required fishermen to
OBEY the customs laws, such as all Ameri.
can vessels irequenllng Canadian ports are
obliged to obey, and To report on entrance
and to clear regularly upon departure.
Only two seizures, were made for the vlo.
lation BY Americans OF the treaty by pur.
chasing bait. The Canadian Government
has not In single instance refused any
falr rights Of hospitality, having allowed
al raasopable iacilitiea lor shelter, repairs,
Obtaining Woodland water, getting med!.
CAT advice and reasonable supplies for the
austenance Of life when vessels have run
cut Of these, and for this Eastern fisher.
men want the American people to refuse
to purchase from or sell 10 Canada"
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HrAss Standardization

Persons starting Brass or String Band
will serve their own interests by writing to
II kleber & Bro, No. 5o6 Wood street,
Pittsburgh, Pa, for illustrated catalogues
OF their Instruments. Klebers carry the
largest stock OF Musical Goods in Western
Pennsylvania, and arc prepared to furnish
bids on complete sets Of horns, or on single
Instruments, in Gold, Silver and Brass.
Pricea lower than any other house. TuAw
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Ships and Engines Tor IMulson Uay Nouso,
WINNIPEG. Jan. 2G.-Hugh Sutherland,
Preaident OF the Hudson Bay road, run.
ming from here to Hudson's Bay, an:
nounced last night that the company
would spend Si,000,000 the coming wear
in construction. The company is having
three ships built at Newcastle. on TYNE for
navigation on Hudson's Bay. Tsn loco.
motives and rails for 200 miles OF road ar,
also being constructed. He promised that
tho road would bo completed in two years
time. .-Nnl ~
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AN UNPnovoKED ASSAULT,
Throe Mon Dadiy beaten by tho Conl
Strikers.

Throe Mon lIadiy Neaten by tho Conl
Strikers.
JKRsRr Cry, N. j., Jan. ga party OF
Poles from Wilkesbarre, Pa, while on
their way to Hoboken, N. j., this morn.
ing to take the Bremen steamship Traye,
were assaulted by a gang OF the coal strik.
ers at the corner Of Grove and Eighteenth
streets. Three Of the party we're severe.
~ injured and one OF the men was 80 bad.
ly hurt that he may not recover, They
were evidently taken by the etrikers ior
"scabs," as the assault was unproyoked.
The injured men are Adam Tarizz, An.
drew Ardan and George Barno, Tarjyz
and Ardan were cut about tho head and
lace and were taken to the Hoboken police
headquarters where their wounds were
dressed. Barno had one Of hiH eyes
gouged out and his skull Is thought to be
fractured. He was taken to the Jersey
City Hospital. The Poles, consisting OF
six or eight men, arrived at midnight on
the Pennsylvania road.
The situation in the coal strike in Jor.
sey City, Hoboken and Weohawken is
unchanged. At Port Johnston, Bergen
Point, forty more United States Marshals
were sworn in to protect the coal handlers,
The strikers are peaceful and quiet, and
very few are seen on the streets, The
strikers at Weehawken dumped five cars
Of coal standing on the south track in the
Eric railroad yards bstween Il and /
o'clock this morning.
In accordance with resolution adopted
BY tho various Local Assemblies Of the
knights of Labor, all the railroad en-.
ployes who have been loading, dumping
and transferring coal from the docks
to the yards Of the retailers struck
to-day and no others have been
secured to take their place. The stock
Of the retail coal dealers has been al
lowed to run down 80 low that a coal
famine is now feared by this new move,
This action is to be followed by the call.
ing out Of the b.akemen on the freight
trains, and leading knight OF Labor said
to-day il he would not bring the coal com.
panies to terms passenger traffic would be
stopped by the calling out Of the members
Of the KING ghs of Labor employed on the
passenger trains.
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Still Sticks.

WlLKEsnAaRE, Pa, Jan. 26.-Tho ice
blockade in the susquehsnna continues.
There Is little prospect Of the ice moving
here for some days The water
has been !. steadily rising since last
night. At Pittaton the water has
risen 1s inckes since yesterday. Conaider.
able damage is being done there. Tho
river street In West Pittston is flooded
and many families have removed to high
er ground for safety. The weather now
is very cold and will check the rise.
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IT is significant that a great deal Of
money is being used for the Democratic
ticket and that the gamblers are backing
that ticket with odds, Can there be any
connection between the two things and
II 10, why are the gamblers willing 10
spend money to make seabright Mayor
su4 retain Porter Smith As Chiel Of
Police? s. lfi 0;i2 "2l5",